<ul><li>A new study by mental health professionals found that 52 out of the top 100 TikTok videos tagged #mentalhealthtips contained misinformation regarding conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, and neurodivergence.</li><li>The study identified four major themes of misinformation on TikTok: pathologizing normal emotions, misuse of therapeutic language, unevidenced treatments and false claims, and anecdotal evidence.</li><li>Misinformation on social media platforms like TikTok poses a significant challenge, with companies like Meta removing fact-checking programs and relying on community notes for responses.</li><li>TikTok claims to be removing harmful misinformation and working with organizations like the World Health Organization and NHS to provide accurate information, stating that 98 percent of harmful misinformation is removed before being reported.</li></ul>

TikTok ripe with mental health misinformation, new study reports

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